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In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

Propertymark has welcomed the appointment of the new leader of Welsh Labour and subsequently First Minister for Wales Vaughan Gething. The agency...

Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill passed its second reading in Parliament last night. Housing minister Lee Rowley pledged that the legislation...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...

Campaigners and commentators have reacted cautiously to leasehold reform proposals put forward in the King’s Speech. The King took part in his...

As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...

As an Estate Agent it’s important to be able to interpret and understand the information that a Title Deed document presents...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Agency brand Hat and Home has launched a new branch in Ascot that will be led by Paul Price. He joins the...

In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...

At the recent Home Buying & Selling Group UFI Roadshow in London, it was gratifying to note that panel members and...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has signalled that legislation to allow for further leasehold reform will be included in the next parliamentary...

Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...

Agents may be regularly debating increasing their fees but property buyers and sellers are already used to paying more for conveyancing,...

Lucy Frazer became the 13th Housing Minister to leave the role in the past decade yesterday after she was promoted to...

If journalists believed everything they received in their inboxes, you’d be forgiven for thinking the private rental sector was a shiny,...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...

The existence of renewable energy sources and parking facilities look set to be among details that Trading Standards will expect to...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...

Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley is set to retire at the end of 2022. It comes as he marked his 45th anniversary...

A new Code of Practice for builders and an independent Ombudsman for consumers in the new-build sector went live this week. Customers...

Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has been appointed as the new chairman of Dexters. King is credited with turning Sainsbury’s around...

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil the Government’s so-called “plan for growth” today during a mini-Budget. The property market is...

An Estate Agent Today reader poll has revealed opposition to climate risks being outlined to buyers when purchasing a property. A poll...

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

Zoopla has teamed up with homelessness charity Crisis to help campaign for reform of housing benefits and to tackle the affordable...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...

Independent agent Barrows and Forrester has called for the appointment of a housing tsar for a fixed term as yet another...

New estate agency listings that don’t display a price can no longer be uploaded to Rightmove from today. The portal giant has...

Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...

Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...

Propertymark has given its backing to the ban on ground rents for new leasehold properties and has reminded agents of their...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...

A leading property lawyer says some agents will struggle to meet the demand for more ‘material information’ put forward by Trading...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

The government’s call for a pack of property information to be made available upfront during the sales process has been welcomed...

With a Bank of England base rate rise expected as soon as tomorrow, new figures from the government add weight to...

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

Foxtons has this morning announced that former managing director Peter Rollings is rejoining the agency 16 years after his departure. Rollings was...

There’s been a very low expression of interest in Commonhold, despite the government pushing the new tenure as an alternative to...

Purplebricks has this morning announced that chief financial officer Andy Botha is quitting at the end of the month. In a terse...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...

A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

Is Countrywide finally on the road to recovery? Its share price has risen 125 per cent in the past three months; much of...

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year.  The...

The latest branch of Fine & Country says it intends to expand both its premises and its workforce by the end...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

Purplebricks chief financial officer James Davies has resigned. His place has been taken by Andrew Botha, who has joined from the online...

A key figure behind the setting up of Foxtons has been named as the new chief executive of one of the...

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

The government is being urged to make commonhold ownership compulsory on all new apartments - and the move could even begin a...

The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...